Hearty Father’s Day Lunch

14/08/201721/08/2017 Linda Smith Leave a comment

Roast Beef with Yorkshire Pudding with Dad’s favourite Apple Pie and Custard for dessert. Plus: How to Make Gravy

Dad will know you care when you serve up thin slices of medium rare roast beef, with puffy yorkshire puds and home-made pan gravy. Serve with a variety of Crispy Roast Vegetables for a perfect accompaniment. Finish off the meal with sweet, shortcrust apple pie and home made creamy custard.
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Beef Bourguignon with Le Creuset

05/04/201706/04/2017 Linda Smith Leave a comment

Your Le Creuset pans are perfect for bringing out the flavours in this lovely French recipe with a delicious smoky pork flavour and the carrot puree stirred through towards the end adds colour and sweetness.
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Chipotle Pepper Chili with Chocolate

21/04/201622/07/2016 admin Leave a comment

Confused? Don’t be. Cooked for 15 minutes in the pressure cooker, this quick and bittersweet recipe has flavours that will explode in your mouth.
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Shabu Shabu

03/02/201503/02/2015 Justine Murphy Leave a comment

A staple in Japanese cuisine, shabu shabu makes use of fresh ingredients and brings healthy cooking to your home! (more…)

Dinner with Mr. Global

27/01/201502/02/2015 Justine Murphy Leave a comment

On a recent trip to Tokyo, we had the opportunity to be taken out for dinner with Mino Tsuchida or in Australia we commonly refer to him as “Mr Global.” We were looking forward to Mino’s choice of restaurant as it had been a bit hit and miss with our culinary experiences in Tokyo, partly due to the fact we had children in tow that narrowed our choices. We jumped at the opportunity to be taken to a restaurant of his choice. (more…)

Beef Bourguignon with Mash

22/09/201422/12/2014 Justine Murphy Leave a comment

This lovely French recipe features tender beef cooked to perfection. The speck adds a delicious smoky pork flavour and the carrot puree stirred through towards the end adds colour and sweetness. (more…)

Beef and Vegetable Pie

15/09/201422/12/2014 Justine Murphy Leave a comment

The whole family will love this hearty beef pie with its crisp shortcrust pastry – perfect meal for winter! (more…)

Italian-Style Lamb Shanks

23/07/201410/11/2014 Justine Murphy Leave a comment

A favourite recipe of Kitchen Warehouse Owner. A never fail dinner party option. These lamb shanks make a delicious and comforting winter meal, that is so tender the meat just falls off the bone! (more…)

Traditional Bolognese Sauce

17/07/201425/09/2014 Justine Murphy Leave a comment

Easy, 1 hour, Serves 6

This is the traditional recipe in a fraction of the original cooking time

300g ground beef
100g pancetta or unsmoked bacon, cubed
1/2 cup dry red wine (Sangiovese)
1 cup beef stock
5 tbsp tomato paste concentrate
1 onion, chopped
1 carrot, chopped
1 celery stalk, chopped
1tbsp cream to finish
salt, pepper to taste

1 Cook pancetta in a cold pressure cooker without any oil until it starts to sizzle.
ad onion, carrot and celery and raise the heat to medium-low and cook until soft. You can add a little oil of it sticks.
Raise heat to medium and add the ground beef and brown well, stirring occasionally, until all liquid is evaporated and the meat starts to sizzle.
Add wine and let evaporate (about 7 minutes).
Mix tomato paste with beef stock, season and add to the pressure cooker. CLose the lid and turn the heat to high, until the pressure builds up. Once pressurised, lower heat to minimum and cook for 10 minutes.
Take the pressure cooker to the sink, swirl it to settle the content and pour cold water over the top.
Open the pressure cooker and add 1 cup of hot water, mix thoroughly, scraping the sides and bottom. Close the lid again and turn the heat to high.
Once under pressure, lower the heat and cook for another 7 minutes.
repeat step 7.;Step 10 Stir in cream, serve and enjoy!